Length of the air duct is
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Acute angle is
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Depth of the shaft at small end is
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Depth of the shaft at large end is
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From the right angle triangle.
\The length of opposite side is
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The length of hypotenuse is
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Trigonometric function :
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The length of the large end of the duct :
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The length of the large end of the duct is
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The length of the large end of the duct is
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